THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


hEmÓtt¤IvNInm¯    -   DESCRIBING   WINTER

AvÜyay¢npatEn    ¢k¢·t¯p#¢²°Sa¹la    ,
vnana|    SaEBtE    B¥¢m¢vI¢v¾tâNatpa    .21.

AvÜyay¢npatEn    with the falling dewdrops
¢k¢·t¯    slightly
p#¢²°Sa¹la    drenched grass
vnana|    the forests
SaEBtE    looks charming
B¥¢m:    the land
¢n¢v¾tâNatpa    penetrated by morning sunshine

21.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   with   its   grass   drenched   by   dew   drops,   the
land   of   the   forest   penetrated   by   morning   sun,   looks   charming.

s|Þp¦S¢Óvp¤l|    S£tm¤dk|    ¢¹rdÞs¤Km¯    ,
AÏyTI|    t¦¢xtaE    vÓy:    p#¢ts|hrtE    krm¯    .22.

s|Þp¦Sn¯    touching
¢vp¤l|    very
S£t|    cold
udk|    water
¢¹rd:    elephant
s¤Km¯    happily
AÏyTI|    very
t¦¢xt:    thirsty
vÓy:    forest
p#¢ts|hrtE    withdraws
krm¯    its trunk

22.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   wild   elephants   being   thirsty,   touching   the   very
cold   water   for   drinking,   withdraws   its   trunk.

etE    ¢h    sm¤pas£na    ¢vhga    jlca¢rN:    ,
n    ¢vgah¢Ót    s¢llmp#gÚma    ivahvm¯    .23.

etE    these
¢h    surely
sm¤pas£na:    sitting very close
¢vhga:    birds
jlca¢rN:    the aquatic
n   ¢vgah¢Ót    do not dive into
s¢llm¯    water
Ap#gÚBa:    pusillanimus
iv    like
Aahvm¯    get into the fight

23.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   aquatic   birds,   even   though   close   to
the   water   do   not   dive   into   the   water   like   the   pusillanimous   do   not
plunge   into   a   fight.

AvÜyaytmaEn¼a    n£hartmsa    v¦ta:    ,
p#s¤çOa    iv    lßyÓtE    ¢vp¤Ýpa    vnrajy:    .24.

AvÜyaytmaEn¼a:    enveloped in darkness of fog
n£hartmsa    with dew drops
v¦ta:    covered
p#s¤çOa:   iv    as though in slumber
lßyÓtE    appear
¢vp¤Ýpa:    without flowers
vnrajy:    the rows of forest trees

24.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   rows   of   forest   trees,   covered   with   dew
drops   and   enveloped   in   darkness   by   fog   and   without   flowers   appear   as
though   in   slumber.

baÝps|C°s¢lla    ât¢våOEysarsa:    ,
¢hmarqd#val¤kWÞt£rWÞs¢rtaE    Ba¢Ót    saØp#tm¯    .25.

baÝps|C°s¢lla:    with the water shrouded in mist
ât¢våOEysarsa:    the cranes discernible by their cries
¢hmarqd#val¤kW:    with sands wet with frost
t£rW:    banks
s¢rt:    rivers
Ba¢Ót    are perceptible
saØp#tm¯    now

25.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   with   their   water   shrouded   in   frost   and   the
cranes   discernible   by   their   cries,   the   rivers   are   now   discernoble   through
the   wet   sands   on   the   banks.

t¤xarptnaÅcWv    m¦Ñ¤ÏvaìaÞkrÞy    c    ,
SWÏyadgag#ÞTm¢p    p#ayEN    rsvÇjlm¯    .26.

t¤xarptnat¯   c    by the fall of frost also
ev    only
m¦Ñ¤Ïvat¯    mildness
BaÞkrÞy    of the sun
c    also
SWÏyat¯    due to cold
Agag#ÞTm¯    on top of therocks
A¢p    and
p#ayEN   rSvt¯    is generally tasty
jlm¯    water

26.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   due   to   cold   occasioned   by   frost   and   the
mildness   of   the   sun,   the   water   even   on   top   of   the   rocks   is   generally
tasty.

jrajJI¢rtW:    pN©IÜS£NIkEsrk¢NIkW:    ,
nalSExWrq¢hmÒvÞtWnI    Ba¢Ót    kmlakra:    .27.

jrajJI¢rtW:    with withered filaments
pN©I:    with leaves
S£NIkEsrk¢NIkW:    with the lotuses worn out
nalSExW:    stalks without flowers
¢hmÒvÞtW:    decayed by frost
n   Ba¢Ót    does not appear charming
kmlakra:    the lotus beds

27.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   lotus   beds   with   their   lotuses   worn   out
and   leaves   withered   due   to   frost,   are   reduced   to   stalks   and   do   not   appear
charming.

A¢Þm|Þt¤    p¤rxÛyaG#:    kalE    Ѥ:Ksm¢Óvt:    ,
tpàr¢t    DmaIÏma    Ïvì?ya    Brt:    p¤rE    .28.

A¢Þmn¯    at this
    in this
p¤rxÛyaG#:    tiger among men
kalE    time
Ѥ:Ksm¢Óvt:    full of agony
tp:    austerities
cr¢t    is practicing
DmaIÏma    pious minded
Ïvì?ya    due to devotion to you
Brt:    Bharata
p¤rE    in the city

28.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Bharata,   at   this   time,   full   of   agony,   is
practicing   austerities   in   the   city   due   to   devotion   to   you.

Ïy?va    raÇy|    c    man|    c    BaEga|à    ¢v¢vDan¯    bh\n¯    ,
tpÞv£    ¢nytaharÜSEtE    S£tE    mh£tlE    .29.

Ïy?va    giving up
raÇy|   c    kingship also
man|   c    honour as well
BaEgan¯   c    enjoyments also
¢v¢vDan¯    diverse
bh\n¯    many
tpÞv£    as an ascetic
¢nytahar:    with controlled diet
SEtE    sleeps
S£tE    the cold
mh£tlE    on the ground

29.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   giving   up   kingship,   honour   and   diverse
enjoyments,   Bharata   sleeps   on   the   cold   ground.

saE{¢p    vEla¢mma|    n¥nm¢BxEkaTIm¤ï¤t:    ,
v¦t:    p#k]¢t¢B¢nIÏy|    p#ya¢t    sry¥|    nd£m¯    .30.

s:   A¢p    he also
vEla|   ima|    at this time
n¥nm¯    surely
A¢BxEkaTI|    for a bath
uï¤t:    rising
v¦t:    surrounded by
p#k]¢t¢B:    by his retinue
¢nÏy|    daily
p#ya¢t    walks
sry¥|    to sarayu
nd£m¯    to river

30.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Bharata,   followed   by   his   retinue   and   ready
for   a   bath,   is   surely   walking   to   river   sarayu   daily.    

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